He'd only have seconds to give Allen back control. If he saw Mana now he'd have a long discussion with him he'd rather save until later. They'd just entered the portal, Road was walking slower behind him. Nea could tell the girl was suspicious of him.
The end of the portal was just up ahead, they'd be back in the Ark in a matter of seconds. Nea paused just behind the door-like ending. "What are you doing? Come on hurry it up." Road said.
Nea sighed, "I apologize for us reuniting like this. But next time we can have a proper conversation. Goodbye." Road seemed to get what he was saying for she rushed forward; her expression a mix between anger and annoyance.
His golden eyes closed he let his consciousness drift into the depths of his mind until he was at a familiar spot.
Nea was standing in front of a chair, chained in it was Allen. The boy had noticed his arrival and was staring at him expectantly. "Did...did you save the town?" Allen asked hopefully.
Nea smiled and reached forward, effortlessly breaking the chains and freeing Allen from the mental hold. "Yes. You can take control now."
Hearing this Allen jumped up, "Thanks!" The white-haired boy suddenly stopped his happiness gone. He glanced back at Nea and asked, "But, did we escape?"
"No. I took us back to the Ark." Nea put bluntly. No use in lying to him, he'd find out once he woke up.
Allen could find no words to describe what he was feeling. Before wasn't Nea helping him to escape? So why would he take him back to the Ark after the Akuma were taken care of? Allen curled a hand into a fist full of frustration. "You know what?" He began slowly, "Just stay out of my thoughts for a while. You had the perfect opportunity to escape-I trusted you to do the right thing. If you're not honest and tell me your true intentions how can I trust you?"
By now the chains had wrapped themselves around Nea, it was a nostalgic feeling. It reminded him of when he first met Allen face to face in this form, not like the shadowy figure he used before only appearing in the mirrors. Except now he was the one in the chair and Allen was standing over him. The boy was angry he understood that. But if he did tell Allen why he came back to the Ark and the history behind that matter he might get the wrong idea.
It would be so much easier if Allen remembered him. [1]
Nea's gaze didn't waver at Allen's harsh words and he said, "If you need my help don't hesitate to call upon me."
Allen scoffed. "I think I can handle things on my own." And with that he began walking forward until he disappeared within a blink of an eye.
The first thing he saw was a golem frantically flying in front of his face. He was confused, for during his time at the Ark he couldn't recall there ever being a golem. Then it clicked and his frown literally turned upside-down.
"Tim!" Allen exclaimed grabbing the golem and bringing it into an embrace. "It's been so long," He sniffled as he felt tears coming on. "Wait, what are you doing here?" He asked the golem. Tim should be with the Exorcists, not at the Ark.
Tim gritted his teeth and his tail twitched a few times as if he was deciding whether to tell him something or not. Instead the golem flew back up and circled around. Allen followed with his eyes and felt his stomach drop slightly. Since he'd been so focused on Tim he hadn't noticed that he was at a table. Surrounding him were Noah.
"About time." Tyki muttered. The Shounen had been marvelling over his stupid golem for the past five minutes. He would've left already if the Earl hadn't hunted him down and made him come.
"Welcome Allen Walker~. Would you like tea? Or something to eat?" The Earl proposed holding up china in one hand and cake in the other.
Allen's narrowed eyes flickered over to the Earl, "No thanks." But his stomach betrayed him as it let out a loud growl.
"Have some cake Allen." Road spoke as she leaned over him gently placing a large piece of cake in front of him. "It's sweet."
"Road!" Sheril suddenly shouted. "Stay away from that boy!"
Wisely rolled his eyes and asked in a annoyed tone, "Could you stop with that? You're giving me a headache. You've been panicking ever since you learned Road and the boy left the Ark."
Sheril huffed and gave Wisely a glare, "Well you'd panic too if you found out your daughter went somewhere with some-"
"Quiet please." It was Tyki who stopped their quarrel. The Noah had been picking at his food, pushing the remainders of his cake around in his dish.
Sheril grinned and flung out his arms, "Of course! Anything for my brother!"
"You're brothers?" Allen hadn't meant to say it, but the question just slipped out. All eyes went to him; there were only five there yet their stares could make Allen feel small. Allen had spotted Tyki giving him glare, he ignored it hoping not to start anything. If he was going to be in the same Ark as this guy for who knows how long Allen would rather not have him trying to kill him every minute.
"So what?"
"Yes we are."
The brothers chorused. Tyki spoke harshly while the other proudly. Allen recognized Tyki's brother to be the one who was causing everyone to be immobile towards the start of the attack on the North American Branch.
"Stop that." Tyki muttered.
Sheril smirked and faced Allen. "We first met when little Alma Karma was waking up. I never properly introduced myself then, I'm Sheril Kamelot. The Noah of Desire~"
Allen recoiled a bit, Desire? Great another weird guy. He thought Sheril was done talking but he added on with a murderous glare, "Oh and, I suggest staying away from my Road unless you want to pay for it."
Two arms wrapped around his neck the owner who he soon found to be Road. The female Noah pouted and said, "Allen's not a bad guy,"
"Hey," Allen began quietly so that only Road could hear. The other Noah were bickering again over some matter that didn't concern him.
Road glanced down meeting his eyes. "What is it? Cake too sweet?"
He chuckled, "No. Road, you were with me when the 14th took over right? So tell me, just how did Timcanpy come to be with me?"
Road sighed, removing herself from Allen. "It's easy, we ran into some of your friends down there. They weren't too happy when we left. Your golem just followed you when we came back."
The chair clattered as it crashed to the ground. Allen had stood up with such force that his seat was knocked over. Nea didn't mention this...this is something important-but he couldn't start freaking out now. Friends is a very broad term...it could just be random Exorcists that were sent after him. To think that Lavi or Lenalee had made it here…
"Allen?..." Road rested a hand on his shoulder.
"I would like to be taken back to my room." He said stiffly.
Road glanced at the Earl who nodded wordlessly. She led the boy to the door and soon they were walking past the black colored buildings. They arrived at Allen's room minutes later, Road had only opened the door for him and watched him as he went in silently. She soon took her leave, looking for more trouble to keep her entertained.
Allen sat on his bed thankful to be away from those Noah's. Tim nudged his hand and he looked down. "Tim," Allen began as he gently picked up the golem, "Show me what happened, won't you?"
Tim made a chittering noise before his large mouth opened revealing his sharp teeth. A bubble spilled out from the golem's mouth and floated up growing bigger until it was a circle the size of Allen's face. Then, images started to play and sound filled the quiet room. He watched intently; at first there was static, blurry faces, then it focused and a boat was shown. Standing in front of it was none other than Miranda, Krory, Lenalee and Lavi.
(A/n Hey guys! I was rush-writing this chapter but hopefully it moves along at a good pace. The next update might not be for a bit, I'm going to California for two weeks and I'm not sure if I'll have time to work on it.
[1] So when Nea says this, in the manga if you guys remember Allen apparently knew Nea and Mana, except he was older. If anyone's confused I'm just referencing that.
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Guest: Last chapter Road was a bit OOC. But the reason as to why she was acting like that-protective if that's word/OOC-is she didn't want to give Allen up. In this fanfic as I've said before each character is slightly OOC, so Road might be a bit more emotional. Road likes Allen a lot, she currently has mixed feelings about Nea because he tried to wipe out the Noah Clan and she's suspicious of him. Hope that cleared things up!
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